Posts Tagged ‘
Oahu ’
Dec 31st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been a busy year and it’s time to take stock. Here travel writer and enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares her 2016 holiday highlights
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The year that was
Tags: Argentina, BA, Baires, Biarittz, Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, France, Hawaii, highlights, holiday, Lisbon, Madrid, Montevideo, Oahu, Porteños, Portugal, Punte del Diablo, Punte del Este, South America, spain, Travel, travel tips, Uruguay
Sep 6th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Hawaii is always celebrating but with the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on the horizon, Oahu has extra special reason to sing and dance – as JAT journo, Kaye Holland, discovers
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Paradise found: part two
Tags: Airbnb, America, Hawaii, Honolulu, Mad Men, Mai Tai, North Shore, Oahu, Obama, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, shaved ice, Trader Vic's
Aug 9th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Put an umbrella on it at one of these Hawaiian hot spots…
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: aloha, Bruno Mars, Charlie Chan, Donn Beach, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Harry Lee, Hawaii, Honolulu, island, islands, Mai Tai, Maui, Oahu, pineapple, Tiki, Trader Vic's, Tropics, Victor Bergeron, Waikiki
Jul 6th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Obama’s O’ahu
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Barack Obama, Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, Indonesia, island, islands, Mark Twain, North Shore, Oahu, Obama, Olomana Golf Club, Plate lunch, President Obama, Rainbow Drive-In, shaved ice, White House
Jun 26th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland makes waves in Waikiki
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: aloha, Duke Kahanamoku, Duke's OceanFest, Eddie Aikau, Hang ten, Hawaii, Hawaii Hot Spot Surf School, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kelly Slater, Maui, Oahu, Pacific, Pearl Harbour, surf, surfing, Triple Crown of Surfing, Waikiki
Jun 15th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
If there is one thing you should know about Hawaii and its food…it’s that Hawaii locals love to eat and the islands boast a huge variety of restaurants, cuisines, experiences and produce.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Fleetwood Mac, Food, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, loco moco, malasada, Maui, Oahu, Plate lunch, Shave ice, USA
May 31st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The Lantern Floating Ceremony, held each Memorial Day at Ala Moana Beach Park, has become a Hawaii tradition
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Al Moana Beach Park, beach, beach park, Hawaii, Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony, Memorial Day, Oahu, Pacific, park, Pearl Harbour
May 24th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Hawaii has a huge homeless problem, defying the islands’ image of paradise
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The dark side of paradise
Tags: America, beach, Hawaii, Homeless, island, Oahu, paradise, USA, Waikiki
Oct 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
It shouldn’t take much to make you hop on a plane to Hawaii in search of some winter sun, but there’s a lot more to Oahu, the ali – aka chief – of the islands than sipping Mai Tais on the white sands of Waikiki. From top notch surfing to traditional luaus (feasts), Kaye Holland has the low-down on the top 10 experiences that should be on every traveller’s Hawaiian hit list
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Hanging loose in Hawaii
Tags: aloha, America, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bruno Mars, Diamond Head Park, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, Iolani Palace, islands, North Shore, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, surfing, USA, Waikiki
Sep 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland goes in search of the Hawaiian singing sensation and rumoured (repeat) Super Bowl 2016 half time headliner…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Following in the footsteps of Bruno Mars
Tags: aloha, Bruno Mars, Elvis Presley, Hawaii, Hawaiian shirts, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Moonshine Jungle, Oahu, Obama, shaved ice, spam, Super Bowl, Uptown Funk, Waikiki
Jun 23rd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye’s itchy feet have taken her to Hawaii. Read the latest instalment of her ‘Notes from a traveller series’, only on Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Notes from a traveller: part nine (continued)
Tags: Alaska, aloha, America, Diamond Head Park, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, Honolulu, Kahana, Kirk Caldwell, Lanikai beach, Mai Tai, Nashville, North Shore, Oahu, Pacific, Pancho Sullivan, shaved ice, spam, surfing, tattoo, The Spam Jam, USA, Waikiki
Jun 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye’s itchy feet have taken her to Hawaii. Read the latest instalment of her ‘Notes from a traveller series’, only on Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Notes from a traveller: part nine
Tags: aloha, America, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, California, City of Angels, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Hollywood, Honolulu, Iolani Palace, islands, LA, Mai Tai, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, UK, USA, Waikiki, WW11
Jul 3rd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Mention Hawaii and chances are golden sands, world class surfing and, of course, the colourful aloha shirt spring to mind
Posted in Travel news, Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Say aloha to the world’s second largest Hawaiian shirt
Tags: aloha, Elvis, Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Pacific Ocean, Peter Pilotto, Prada, Stella McCartney, The Big Island